GearHead_1
Long Time Member
Good enough reason for me.
What did you do detailing wise today?
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EzyBrzy
New member
sticker/emblem removal and single step polishwith HD speed.
RaysWay
Autopia Specialist
If you're looking for a great painter I know a guy over at Extreme Performance in Palm City FL who does amazing work.
That's a stenciled/painted logo, not just clear over vinyl ^^
https://www.instagram.com/miguelmapr/
512detail
New member
A close friend finally got a new to him used impala.
we did a quick job on the car..pics limited my phone happened to be almost dead when we started
drove down to the coin op.
Rinse, citris red heavy
bdx on paint/glass
Rinse
Drove home and showed him how to RW and used the cobra clay mitt.
Dp glass restorer and optiseal on glass
Pws, exp then d156 on lenses
Wanted to just put POXY on it and call it a night but he didnt have the time to wait for Poxy to cure.
I went with my duetto and 5.5 tangerine hydrotech pads with Poorboys Polish w/Sealant
Cleaned up the paint pretty good, smoothed it out-still LOTS of swirls but that will be for another day when i have proper time.
Topped PWS off with a quick spray and wipedown with D156 express spray wax
Sorry for the bad lighting. Really need to get some decent lights mounted.
Interior wiped down with Natural Look
Will need a full steam and carpet cleaning soon too.
Gave him some towels i dont like anymore and a gallon on premade uber rw at qd dilution so he has no excuse.
More to come eventually once i get it in for proper polishing.
we did a quick job on the car..pics limited my phone happened to be almost dead when we started
drove down to the coin op.
Rinse, citris red heavy
bdx on paint/glass
Rinse
Drove home and showed him how to RW and used the cobra clay mitt.
Dp glass restorer and optiseal on glass
Pws, exp then d156 on lenses
Wanted to just put POXY on it and call it a night but he didnt have the time to wait for Poxy to cure.
I went with my duetto and 5.5 tangerine hydrotech pads with Poorboys Polish w/Sealant
Cleaned up the paint pretty good, smoothed it out-still LOTS of swirls but that will be for another day when i have proper time.
Topped PWS off with a quick spray and wipedown with D156 express spray wax
Sorry for the bad lighting. Really need to get some decent lights mounted.
Interior wiped down with Natural Look
Will need a full steam and carpet cleaning soon too.
Gave him some towels i dont like anymore and a gallon on premade uber rw at qd dilution so he has no excuse.
More to come eventually once i get it in for proper polishing.
GearHead_1
Long Time Member
Did a Waterless Wash on my daughters Escape. Washed it with HydroFoam last week but of course it rained and needed a touch up. Also cleaned the painted garage floors. These floors are now 11 years old and have held up amazingly well. That said, the area that the tire's go over day in and day out were darker and you can see tire lines. I went over the whole floor with first a mop and some cheap car wash soap, then used some Megs APC and a stiff push broom. They looked a lot better but weren't perfect.
I've watched this for the past two years and suspected it was just dirt as opposed to being worn out. I was laid up last year and couldn't do a good clean up myself and had to rely on my kids. You know the old saying, "beggars can't be choosers". Sat down on my stool today and took a stiff nylon brush and a bit of Ajax and scrubbed a 2 foot area of the tire stripe for about 60 seconds. It came as clean as the rest of the floor. I was too tired to do the whole floor up right as I'd already done a wash and some yard work as well as cleaned the floor.
I decided I'm going to try to scrub the "stripes" with a buffer and the Cyclo brushes instead of renting a big floor buffer. Hope Ray reads this, what happened to my stiff Cyclo (black) brush? You were going to intercept my last order and send me one black brush instead of 2 white ones. Just pulling the rope Ray, I know you've been busy. Going to order 2 of them shortly. I'm betting this is going to be an easy fix for this problem.
I've watched this for the past two years and suspected it was just dirt as opposed to being worn out. I was laid up last year and couldn't do a good clean up myself and had to rely on my kids. You know the old saying, "beggars can't be choosers". Sat down on my stool today and took a stiff nylon brush and a bit of Ajax and scrubbed a 2 foot area of the tire stripe for about 60 seconds. It came as clean as the rest of the floor. I was too tired to do the whole floor up right as I'd already done a wash and some yard work as well as cleaned the floor.
I decided I'm going to try to scrub the "stripes" with a buffer and the Cyclo brushes instead of renting a big floor buffer. Hope Ray reads this, what happened to my stiff Cyclo (black) brush? You were going to intercept my last order and send me one black brush instead of 2 white ones. Just pulling the rope Ray, I know you've been busy. Going to order 2 of them shortly. I'm betting this is going to be an easy fix for this problem.
Ronkh
Wax Waster
I judged a car show 
Angus
AspiringProductSpecialist
Peeled the clear bra off my buddies TT:
Next up, teaching him how to polish with a GG6
Next up, teaching him how to polish with a GG6
Migue
New member
The GF ran over some freshly spilled paint on the road, so i spent my morning getting it to at least 90-95% and then gave the rest of the car the weekly wash.
After removing the great majority if not all of the paint, i polished the areas by hand with some HD Polish and re-applied sealant along with re-dressing the fender wells and tires.
After removing the great majority if not all of the paint, i polished the areas by hand with some HD Polish and re-applied sealant along with re-dressing the fender wells and tires.
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Ronkh
Wax Waster
I went to Detail Fest
512detail
New member
My kind of client.... Almost 3 weeks later and here is the passenger floorboard (still the way i left it last time)
Uber rw + hydro (let dwell for a few mins then wiped)-great idea Ray!
No sun shots as the golfers were out and, well, better safe than sorry.
Uber rw + hydro (let dwell for a few mins then wiped)-great idea Ray!
No sun shots as the golfers were out and, well, better safe than sorry.
512detail
New member
Made a car kit for my friend. With the basics and some towels
Angus
AspiringProductSpecialist
Introduced a buddy to WW and RW options (lives in a condo - no hose), paint correction basics: clay, pad & polish/compound options, the importance of test spots, LSP pros/cons ('nuba wax vs sealants vs coatings), why a selection of MF is important, and then taught him how machine polish with a GG 6 + HD Speed for near perfect AIO results. After I let him loose, I focused on compounded the more challenging defects on his 2004 Audi TT with FG400 paired with my 3401. Topped the whole thing off with an extra layer of HD Poxy
All in all a fun weekend
All in all a fun weekend
Pats300zx
Super Moderator
Flew back from Detail Fest
512detail
New member
Washed off the pollen to drive the rest of the week.
Coin op high pressure rinse
Dp xtreme foam in kwazar foamer
Short dwell
High pressure rinse
Drove home to garage
Uber rw
Pfm towel to dry.
Uber rw qd on wheels
Tires not touched yet. Kind of like them matte sometimes.
Coin op high pressure rinse
Dp xtreme foam in kwazar foamer
Short dwell
High pressure rinse
Drove home to garage
Uber rw
Pfm towel to dry.
Uber rw qd on wheels
Tires not touched yet. Kind of like them matte sometimes.
512detail
New member
Put bold n bright gel on tires and liquid souveran spray wax on the paint. Wolfgang leather on seats and bf interior protectant (v1) on dash doors etc.
The Guz
Mike
I coated my leather shoes on friday. Figured why not
donbeezy
New member
So pretttty
jrock645
New member
Cool! Keep us posted. I use the PBL on my Birkenstocks for work. Keeps them looking great.
I coated my leather shoes on friday. Figured why not